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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW MILFORD, NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEER FIREMEN 1906-1956
Publisher: Private Printing Milford, NJ 1956.
Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Filled with history, historical photographs and advertising for Milford, New Jersey and the Volunteer Fire Department from 1906-1956.; B&W Illustrations; Unpaginated pages
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AUD 49.02 | CAD 50.10 | EUR 37.88 | GBP 32.05 | JPY 4,545.45 | MXN 555.56 | ZAR 450.45 |
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Gibson's Books.
Item number: 46999.
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Baggett, Bonnie.
A HISTORY IN FLAMES: The Story of the Volunteer Firemen of the State of Delaware.
Publisher: Self-published [No place]. 1976 {Nov}. (1976)..
2nd edition. 160pp. Small folio. Red vinyl over boards impressed with a flame-like design. A gilt oval cartouche in the center of the front cover is embossed with the title surrounding a man dressed in top hat & cloak blowing a fire horn & carrying a torch. Spine embossed with gilt Letters. A previous owner's name in ink in the upper right corner of the front free endpaper o/w Fine.
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AUD 220.59 | CAD 225.45 | EUR 170.45 | GBP 144.23 | JPY 20,454.55 | MXN 2,500.00 | ZAR 2,027.03 |
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Henry F. Hain III.
Item number: 08-0089.
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Baggett, Bonnie.
A HISTORY IN FLAMES: The Story of the Volunteer Firemen of the State of Delaware.
Publisher: Self-published [No place]. 1976 {August}. (1976)..
1st edition. 160pp. Small folio. Red vinyl over boards impressed with a flame-like design. A gilt oval cartouche in the center of the front cover is embossed with the title surrounding a man dressed in top hat & cloak blowing a fire horn & carrying a torch. About a 1' long scuff along the right side of the spine and the immediately adjacent area on the front cover (see scan), a gift presentation in ink in the upper right corner of the front pastedown endpaper ('To Ross From Prince') o/w Fine (No defects).
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AUD 186.27 | CAD 190.38 | EUR 143.94 | GBP 121.79 | JPY 17,272.73 | MXN 2,111.11 | ZAR 1,711.71 |
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Henry F. Hain III.
Item number: 10-0013.
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Bowers, Steve, et al.
Lexington Kentucky Fire Department : Commemorative Book, 1790-1993
Publisher: Fire Department; Lexington, Ky: 1994.
Fine with no dust jacket First Edition Hardcover 112 pages; 4to (11") 28cm; Silver lettering over dark blue buckram cloth, silver badge on front, color glossy photo endpapers, 8 pages of color photos, about 300 b/w photos with captions, including portraits of personnel, retirees, equipment, stations, firefighters in action, etc. Glossy throughout. ; Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas. ; No discernable wear.
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AUD 29.41 | CAD 30.06 | EUR 22.73 | GBP 19.23 | JPY 2,727.27 | MXN 333.33 | ZAR 270.27 |
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Alan's Used Books.
Item number: 6128.
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Bulau, Alwin E.
Footprints of Assurance.
Publisher: Macmillan, NY, 1953.
xiii, 319 p., index, illus., color front. “…a comprehensive and complete record of fire marks used by fire insurance companies in sixty-three countries. These insignia themselves tell the story of the development of one of the world's most important economic institutions.' Nearly 1800 fire marks are illustrated in halftone vignettes. Dj chipped, torn, ink inscription; good+. stock#20187.
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AUD 49.02 | CAD 50.10 | EUR 37.88 | GBP 32.05 | JPY 4,545.45 | MXN 555.56 | ZAR 450.45 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 20187.
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Bulau, Alwin E.
Footprionts of Assurance
Publisher: Macmillan New York 1953.
Ex lib children's museum, small stamp front endpaper, number cover spine, pocket rear endpaper, very good-, contents fine. (xiii) 319 pages, numerous b/w illustrations, mostly of fire marks, a few color plates, bibliography, index, large 4to; blue buckram. Book on collecting fire marks or signs of insurance, including U.S., British and European Stated First Printing Hard Cover
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AUD 15.69 | CAD 16.03 | EUR 12.12 | GBP 10.26 | JPY 1,454.55 | MXN 177.78 | ZAR 144.14 |
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Abstract Books.
Item number: 015912.
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Ellis, Leonard Bolles
History of the Fire Department of the City of New Bedford Massachusetts 1772-1890
Publisher: New Bedford E. Anthony & Sons 1890.
First printing. Octavo, Original cloth, black & white photographs, drawings, xii, 239, v pages. Condition: Near fine.
Good history of the evolution of this local fire department. Well illustrated with portraits of many former members as well as some equipment, station houses, etc. Bound in dark blue textured cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt, decorated endpapers. A tiny rub to cloth at lower fore corner of upper board, short repaired tear at bottom inner margin of front free endpaper. Americana
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AUD 122.55 | CAD 125.25 | EUR 94.70 | GBP 80.13 | JPY 11,363.64 | MXN 1,388.89 | ZAR 1,126.13 |
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB.
Item number: 11433.
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Junger, Sebastian
Fire (signed)
Publisher: New York: W. W. Norton, 2001 2nd ptg..
SIGNED boldly on title p. in author's squiggle. 224pp. hardback sm 4to: Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover.
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AUD 14.71 | CAD 15.03 | EUR 11.36 | GBP 9.62 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 166.67 | ZAR 135.14 |
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Auldfarran Books, IOBA.
Item number: 17912.
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Kesler, Hal O., Illustrated by: Photos
State Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Association of Texas,100 Years 1876-1976
Publisher: Intercollegiate Press, Inc. Shawnee Misson, KS 1976.
305 pp, red leatherette boards w/gilt raised embossed lettering & emblem on the front cover, front endpapers in color, back endpapers are a black & white pictorial . The story of the firefighting service in Texas as told by its men and women. The volume is for the centennial year & growth of the State Firemen's & Fire Marshal's Association of Texas. The early part of the book pictures the present & past leadership of the Association & reflects the feelings of the individual volunteer firefighters. The Texas Firemen's Training School is covered in the first few pages. The book is made up of capsules of history as submitted by members from various cities across Texas. some rubbing to the top & bottom of the spine. No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 4to - over 11" - 13" Tall
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AUD 137.50 | CAD 140.53 | EUR 106.25 | GBP 89.90 | JPY 12,750.00 | MXN 1,558.33 | ZAR 1,263.51 |
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Curio Corner Books.
Item number: 013608.
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Pyne, Stephen J.
The Story of the Great Fires of 1910
Publisher: Viking New York 2001.
(xiii) 322 pages, b/w plates, notes, index, 8vo, black boards. Near fine, tiny remainder dot bottom edge; dust jacket very good, light edgewear First Printing Hard Cover
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AUD 11.76 | CAD 12.02 | EUR 9.09 | GBP 7.69 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 133.33 | ZAR 108.11 |
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Abstract Books.
Item number: 018524.
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Rose, William J., et al.
Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company, 1944-1994 : 50 Years on the Line, Faithful and Fearless (Simsbury, Connecticut) (Fifty)
Publisher: Taylor Publishing Company; Dallas, Tx: 1994.
Fine with no dust jacket First Edition Hardcover 56 pages; 4to (11.5") 29cm; Gold lettering and badge over red textured buckram cloth, about 150 b/w glossy photos including portraits of firefighting personnel, ladies auxilliary, and equipment, and firefighters in action. Glossy throughout. ; Subtitle on front: 'Serving Since 1944'. ; No discernable wear.
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AUD 19.61 | CAD 20.04 | EUR 15.15 | GBP 12.82 | JPY 1,818.18 | MXN 222.22 | ZAR 180.18 |
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Alan's Used Books.
Item number: 6094.
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Wright, David, and David Zoby
Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers
Publisher: Scribner New York 2000.
335 pages, b/w plates, acknowledgements, authors' notes and sources, bibliography, index; 8vo, white/gray boards. Fine; dust jacket very good+, light edgewear. Story of Black Coast members who fought storms and saved lives off North Carolin's Outer Banks First Printing Hard Cover
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AUD 19.61 | CAD 20.04 | EUR 15.15 | GBP 12.82 | JPY 1,818.18 | MXN 222.22 | ZAR 180.18 |
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Abstract Books.
Item number: 021338.
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